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Businesspeople of Indonesia and Italy agreed a 60-million US dollar-worth trade contract.

Indonesian and Italian pulp and paper companies signed a trade contract worth around US$60 million dollars during Trade Expo Indonesia, held in Tangerang, Banten. Indonesian Embassy in Rome, with a written statement received in Jakarta on Saturday (19/10) said, the agreement was one of the biggest single trade contracts between PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills from Indonesia and APP Italia Srl. APP Italia Srl, Timo Toivonen said that his Indonesian counterpart had long history in producing high-quality paper and support community development programs, so that his company appreciated the agreement signing.   

Next information is that Indonesian songket and tenun are promoted in Ukraine.

Indonesian songket and tenun cloths were promoted in Ukraine recently, more precisely during a fashion show by Indonesian designer, Anna Maria. Indonesian Ambassador to Ukraine, Yuddy Chrisnandi in a written statement said in Jakarta on Saturday (19/10) that they cooperated with ‘Rumah Kreasi Indonesia Hebat’ and gained support from Ukrainian conglomerate, Oleksandr Feldman to hold the country’s fashion show about songket and tenun. For the last 25 years, this was the first fashion show by Indonesian designer, which displayed the diversity of Indonesian tenun and songket.

Last information is that Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah and Palembang Aviation Polytechnic sign Cooperation Agreement.

Acting Function of Information and Socio-culture at Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah, Agus MUktamar and Director of Palembang Aviation Polytechnic, M Andar Adityawarman signed cooperation agreement on Human Resource Development at Air Transport in Jakarta (18/10). The signing was witnessed by Head of Air Transport Human Resources Development Center at Indonesian Transportation Ministry, Hery Sudarmadji, Indonesian Consul General in Jeddah, Mohamad Hery Saripudin, and Transportation Attaché of Indonesian Consul General in Jeddah, Amiruddin.

Indonesian Consul General in Jeddah Mohamad Hery Saripudin welcomed the cooperation agreement signing and expected it would be followed-up soon with real working plan, so that the benefits can be enjoyed by both sides soon. For Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah, the signing mandated two things. First, Consulate General’s Information and Socio-culture Function in cooperation with Indonesian School in Jeddah (SIJ) and Indonesian School in Mecca (SIM) must start mapping the interest and talent of the students they will recruit. Secondly, the Transportation Attaché must begin analysis on flight attendant need in Saudi Arabian transportation industry, along with the requirements.

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VIII was one of the kings in the Sultanate of Yogyakarta who was in power from 1921-1939. His original name is Gusti Raden Mas Sujadi, and he was crowned as  the Sultan of Yogyakarta on February 8, 1921. During his reign, he ordered a lot of renovations of the Yogyakarta palace complex. One of them is Bangsal Pagelaran which is located in the front of the palace. Other buildings are Siti Hinggil tratag, Donopratopo Gate, and Gedhe Mosque. He was one of the first people from the top politicians in Yogyakarta City to support the struggle of KH. Ahmad Dahlan in the formation of Muhammadiyah as a form of loyalty to Islam. He passed away on October 22, 1939.

On October 22 as National Santri Day

October 22 as National Santri Day was set by President Joko Widodo at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on October 22, 2015. It is intended to exemplify the spirit of jihad to the students about Indonesianess which is encouraged by the Ulemas. The date refers to a historic event that is a call by the National Hero, KH. Hasjim Asy'ari on October 22, 1945. It contained orders to Muslims to fight against the Allied troops who wanted to re-colonize the territory of the Republic of Indonesia after the Proclamation of Independence. As the winner of World War II, the Allied came to take over the former Japanese colony. Apparently, there were Dutch troops who were riding along to re-colonize Indonesia which already proclaimed its independence on August 17, 1945.

The last event was International Stuttering Awareness Day.

October 22 was designated as International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) in 1998. Today, it is intended to raise public awareness about millions of people, or about one percent of the world's population  who have a speech impediment. In an article published in the British Community magazine to mark International Stuttering Awareness Day, Irina Papencheva from the Bulgarian Stuttering Association and Phil Madden from the European Service Providers Association for People with Disabilities demanded a new start in attitude towards stuttering. They say, everyone has a responsibility to be aware, to be sensitive in conversations and meetings and to remember that stuttering is "not funny".

The breeze and the rustling sound of bamboo leaves clashing will welcome you at this tourism destination. The lush of bamboo’s trees will protect you from sunlight. Polewali Mandar in West Sulawesi is rich of its natural tourism object. One of them is at Bamboo forest at hinterland of Alu village, Alu district, Polewali Mandar regency.  The 20-hectare wide  bamboo forest area has a distance 60 kilometers from Polewali district, the capital city of Polewali Mandar regency and can be accessed by car or motorcycle by taking around one and a half hours. Special atmosphere of the village in the past is still seen at the bamboo forest, because there are still some gazebos, small huts, meeting room and a mosque which are made from bamboo. The use of bamboo forest as new tourism destination has begun since several years ago. Beginning from art and cultural festival, it is conducted at the forest and it makes it known widely by the public. Since that time, the forest has been visited by a lot of residents for touring, camping, meeting of government’s activities and also reception of wedding party. The bamboo forest is different from people’s imagine if hearing the word of bamboo forest. The local people realize that big potential can improve their economy to keep taking care of the bamboo forest and to give various options for tourists who come. In the memory of the tourists who come to visit the bamboo forest, they feel in complete with some interesting spots for selfie. At some points, tourists can see water streaming which is through rocky river, combined with the sounds of bamboo leaves rubbing against one another due to the gentle breeze. Are you interested in this destination? Please come to the bamboo forest at Alu village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi province.

Indonesia again made achievements in the international world by being elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council the period of 2020-2024. In the voting, Indonesia won the support of votes from 174 countries. Elections took place at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations at the Headquarters in New York, the USA on October 17, 2019. Indonesia received the highest votes for the Asia Pacific region and was elected along with three other countries from the Asia Pacific group: Japan with 165 votes, South Korea with 165 votes and Marshall Islands with 123 votes. As quoted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.go.id, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi in Jakarta shortly after the election took place at the UN Headquarters said that the support for Indonesia was trustful and evident of international trust and Indonesia had a high track record and contribution in the promotion of human rights through international cooperation. For Indonesia, this membership is also a form of fulfilling the constitutional mandate and affirming Indonesia's commitment to the application of global human rights norms not only at the global level, but also at the regional and national levels. Minister Retno Marsudi also said that this victory is the result of the hard work of all elements of the nation. On that occasion, Minister Retno Marsudi on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked all elements of the nation, including the media people.

Indonesia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council which carries the tagline "A True Partner for Democracy, Development and Social Justice" is expected to encourage this UN human rights mechanism to be more effective, efficient and it opens constructive dialogue with the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity.

In 2020, Indonesia's membership in the Human Rights Council will begin. This is in conjunction with Indonesia's membership in the UN Security Council. Indonesia will start its term of office on January 1, 2020 along with other Asia Pacific countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Japan, Marshall Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, and South Korea.